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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Hi Guys! Hope everyone is having a super day:) I want to welcome old and new followers. Thank you for stopping by and checking my projects out. You guys always leave such lovely comments and encouraging words. I hope my work gives you inspiration as much as all of yours gives to me!

Ok, so on with the winner chosen by random.org. The winner is...LAURA!!!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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Good Morning Everyone! I'm so glad you came today because I am sharing a project for a challenge at Bitten By the Bug 2. Any cartridge could be used to create a monogram card. I needed to make gifts for my daughter's Ballet Mistress and Artistic Director at the studio and this is what I came up with. Hope you like it:)

I used my gypsy to weld the letters in the middle with Plantin and Gypsy Wanderings.

4 cards fit nicely in the box with envelopes. I have gotten up to 8 before with envelopes too.

Monday, February 27, 2012

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Hi Everyone! Today is another challenge atExploring Cricut. Today's challenge is "No Business Like Show Business". This can be movie night, movie themed, plays, concerts, recitals, any type of entertainment. This can be a card, layout or paper craft.

My pages are showcasing my younger daughter's singing choir. I'm sorry for the glare on the pictures. I hope you all can still see them.These birds are so cute and perfect for the page. I really like using the geometric shapes on the page for little pops of color. The musical notes are from the other cuts on the page. I love when I am able to use all of the pieces for a project:)

Recipe:

2 page 12 x 12 layout

Papers - Basic Grey, Bazzill, Doodlebug

Circles - George and Basic Shapes 6.91", 4.29", 3.06"

Birds - 3 Birds On Parade 3.71", 4.34"

Title - 3 Birds On Parade 3.70"

Borders - Elegant Edges 2", 1"

Tag - Gypsy Wanderings 4", 5.86"

Gold Stickles, ribbons, button, Prima flower

I can't wait to see what you guys create. We really appreciate you joining us every week and hope you will do so again this time.

Sunday, February 26, 2012

In this hop, you will see projects featuring Cricut cartridges using all things found in the Wonderful Wilderness! We hope you enjoy our blog hop today! If you came fromCarriethen you are in the right place! If you have just hopped onto the tour, please start at Cori so you don't miss any of the great projects we have for you today:)

Today my project is a 2 page 12 x 12 layout. I chose to create a whimsical scene of what you might see in the forest.

Recipe:

Scallop Border- Ribbons & Rosettes 1"

Squirrel - Cindy Loo 2.41"

Bird - Cindy Loo 2.34"

Mushrooms - Cindy Loo 2.40", 1.95"

Tree - Cindy Loo 7.05"

Deer - Cindy Loo 3.54"

Clouds - Paper Dolls for Everyday 1.92", 2.08", 2.54", 3"

DCWV Paper, Bazzill papers

Cuttlebug Argyle Embossing Folder

Brown ink, Diamond Stickles, Glossy Accents, ribbon

For this blog hop, I have a fun giveaway for you. Included in this giveaway are stickers, journal tags, rub ons and a 4 x 6 photo album. Good luck!

To win follow these steps:1. Follower of My Mind's Dust Bunnies 2. Leave a comment on this post to be entered in the drawing. I will draw and post a winner on Wednesday, February 29th

While you were wandering through the woods, a Giveaway came out of hibernation! For this weekend's blog hop, Created By Cori is giving away a Chore Chart Cricut cartridge.

To enter to win this cartridge, make sure you head to Created By Cori and become a follower, then leave a message at the Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop post!

Your next stop on the Wonderful Wilderness hop isMelody. If you get lost in the woods during this hop, here is the blog hop list to help you find your way!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Good Morning! Today is my day to share at Exploring Cricut. I decided to make a larger card than normal and am glad I did. Sometimes you just need a little more room:) I used Lyrical Letters for the cherries and while I love this cartridge there are no layers for the cuts. So, Gypsy to the rescue. I duplicated and hid certain pieces that I would not need to make the cherries.

For the green leaf, I positioned it on the mat so only the leaf in green would cut and I wasn't wasting paper. This can also be done if you have Design Studio or the new Craft Room. I find it really helps to get the most out of my cartridges when I can manipulate the cuts.

I hand cut the white paper to put the sentiment on and created the paisley paper using my Cuttlebug and chalks. I chalked around the sentiment as well.

Recipe:

5 x 7 base

Cherries - Lyrical Letters 3.47"

Scallop Circle and White Circle - Straight from the Nest 6.75", 6.40"

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Pattern Paper - Little Yellow Bicycle, DCWV

Embossing folder Cuttlebug Perfect Paisley and Seeing Spots

Felt, chalk, black ink, pop dots, ribbon, Glossy Accents

Don't forget there is still time to enter the challenge at Exploring Cricut!!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Hi Guys! Hope your day is super sweet for Valentine's. I'm sharing a card today that is definitely CAS and no Cricut. I painted chipboard red and used my own handwriting for the sentiment. I did use black ink on the edges.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Good Morning! Today is another challenge atExploring Cricut. The challenge this time is something sweet - can be anything using, candies, sweets, love, hearts, etc and not limited to Valentines. Just make sure you have cricut cuts.

I chose to do a Valentine theme. Of course, this could be used for anniversary too or even a love note to someone special:)

Okay, so now it is your turn:) Can't wait to see what you guys create!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Good Morning! Hope you all have had a great start to your day. I made a card for a friend of mine and decided to enter it in a challenge too. This has been a crazy week with a lot going on and I haven't really had much time to craft or come visit blogs. I hope things start to calm down in a couple of days so I can get back to doing both:)

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Wow! Today really got away from me. Better late than never posting. I am very pleased with how this one turned out and wish you could see how sparkly it is in person. I used the Sweethearts cartridge. I popped the rose up and lifted the petals by rounding with a pencil.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Hello Everyone! I decided to play with some stamps that have been neglected. This girl is super cute and fun to embellish. I used markers and pencils as well as some stickles here and there. The stamps are from Stampin' Up and My Creative Time. Papers are all from DCWV boy stack.

I really need to pull these stamps out more often as they are really fun to ﻿play with. I hope you have a great rest of your day:)

Friday, February 3, 2012

Hi! I wanted to share another idea for treat bags. These are made with the Paisley cartridge. The "sweet" would be for girls and the "cool" would be for boys if you are giving for class Valentine treats. Hope you all have a great weekend! We are getting some much needed rain today and it is awesome:)

The "cool" and the "sweet" were first done with the Cricut marker and then cut out.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Good Morning! It's my turn to share a project at Exploring Cricut. I am all about simple these days and I needed a Valentine wreath for my front door. I can't take credit for the idea as I have seen it all over blog land. I will say that I think I got mine done quicker with my trusty friend Cricut:)

I started by mapping on my Gypsy 3" circles with the 12 x 24 mat. I was able to get 21 circles cut at a time. I used the deep cut blade set at 6, Speed 2, Pressure 5. I also used multi-cut which was set to cut the image 2 times.

I chose not to use Heat 'N Bond on my project because my circles weren't going to be adhered flat to another object. Normally this product is a must so that it gives the felt stability while cutting. I cut a 12 x 24 piece of felt and laid it on the mat adhering it with blue painter's tape all the way around. It worked beautifully.

Once the circles were cut I then began to assemble my wreath. The circles were folded in half and then folded again.

A pin was placed in the corner of the felt and then pushed into the styrofoam wreath. You won't need to do the back of the wreath. Once I pinned the circle I opened it so that it looked fuller as I was going.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Good Morning! Are you all getting into the Valentine spirit? Today I have a cute little treat bag that came together in a snap. One of my favorite cartridges is Storybook. There are so many hidden gems on this cartridge and I always find just the right thing to use for it.

I am sad this year as I have no kiddos who need treat bags anymore. However, adults like a little treat too: so I'm thinking to whip up some for by Bible Babes:)